INTP Traits - "The Thinkers"

Positive Traits:

• Extremely imaginative, creative and ingenious
• Tend to be highly intelligent
• Observant
• Generally laid-back and easy-going
• Usually go-getters
• The love and affection they feel for those close to them is often childlike in its purity
• Enthusiastic in their approach to things that interest them
• Not personally threatened by conflict or criticism
• Not demanding, have simple needs
• Interested in how things can be improved or what they can be turned into
• Great at analyzing problems, identifying patterns, and coming up with logical explanations/solutions
• Live primarily inside their minds
• Always seeking a higher understanding
• Value knowledge above all else
• Minds are constantly active, working to generate new theories or disprove existing ones
• Are questioning and skeptical of existing “rules” and popular opinions and define their own approaches
• Analytical, objective and theoretical
• Love new ideas and theories and discussing concepts with others
• Have no desire to control others
• Very tolerant and flexible in most situations
• Have firmly held beliefs that they with staunchly stand up for
• Can be very shy when meeting new people, but are usually gregarious and confident around those they know well
• Base decisions on logic and objectivity
• Value the succinct, correct expression of ideas and facts
• Will not tailor what they believe to be the truth while expressing it to others
• Independent, unconventional and original
• Often brave and pioneering
• Unlikely to strive for traditional goals such as popularity or security
• Usually complex individuals

Negative Traits:

• Can be restless and temperamental
• Can be scatterbrained, disorganized, absent-minded
• May seem dreamy and distant to others because of how much time they spend in their heads
• Not naturally in tune with the feelings of others – can be slow to respond to emotional needs
• Not naturally good at expressing their feelings
• Tendency to be suspicious and distrusting of others
• Not naturally good with practical, day-to-day matters
• Tendency to have difficulty leaving unhealthy relationships
• Tend to either ignore conflict situations or blow up in heated anger in response to them
• Hate working on routine tasks
• May be prone towards social rebellion
• May be prone to feelings of over self-importance
• May become overly critical, sarcastic and cynical
• May need to work on expressing their well-developed theories in a way that is understandable to others